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Zophar Rebukes Job | ||||
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| 1 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, | 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, | 1 Then Zophar from Naama replied [to Job], | 1 Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered, | 1 And Zophar the Naamathite answered and said, | 2 "Shall a multitude of words go unanswered, And a talkative man be acquitted? | 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? | 2 "Shouldn't someone answer this flood of words? Should a good public speaker be acquitted? | 2 "Shouldn't the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified? | 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified? | 3 "Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke? | 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? | 3 Should your empty talk silence others so that you can make fun of us without any shame? | 3 Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? | 3 Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make thee ashamed? | 4 "For you have said, 'My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.' | 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. | 4 You say, 'My teaching is morally correct,' and, 'As you can see, I'm innocent.' | 4 For you say, 'My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.' | 4 For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. | 5 "But would that God might speak, And open His lips against you, | 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; | 5 I only wish God would speak and open his mouth [to talk] to you. | 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you, | 5 But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets a part of your iniquity. | 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. | 6 He would tell you the secrets of wisdom, because [true] wisdom is twice [as great as your wisdom], and you would know that God forgets your sin. | 6 that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves. | 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by much of thine iniquity! | 7 "Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty? | 7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? | 7 "Can you discover God's hidden secrets, or are you able to find the Almighty's limits? | 7 "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? | 7 Canst thou by searching find out +God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection? | 8 "They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know? | 8 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? | 8 [God's wisdom is] higher than heaven. What can you do? It is deeper than [the depths] of hell. What can you know? | 8 They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know? | 8 It is as the heights of heaven; what wilt thou do? deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know? | 9 "Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea. | 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | 9 It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. | 9 Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | 9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. | 10 "If He passes by or shuts up, Or calls an assembly, who can restrain Him? | 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? | 10 If God comes along and imprisons [someone] and then calls a court into session, who can stop him? | 10 If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him? | 10 If he pass by, and shut up, and call to judgment, who can hinder him? | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 "For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating. | 11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? | 11 He knows who the scoundrels are. And when he sees sin, doesn't he pay attention to it? | 11 For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it. | 11 For he knoweth vain men, and seeth wickedness when man doth not consider it; | 12 "An idiot will become intelligent When the foal of a wild donkey is born a man. | 12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. | 12 But an empty-headed person will gain understanding when a wild donkey is born tame. | 12 An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt. | 12 Yet a senseless man will make bold, though man be born like the foal of a wild ass. | 13 "If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him, | 13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; | 13 "If you want to set your heart right, then pray to him. | 13 "If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him. | 13 If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him, | 14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents; | 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. | 14 If you're holding on to sin, put it far away, and don't let injustice live in your tent. | 14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don't let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. | 14 If thou put far away the iniquity which is in thy hand, and let not wrong dwell in thy tents; | 15 "Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear. | 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: | 15 Then you will be able to show your face without being ashamed, and you will be secure and unafraid. | 15 Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: | 15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear: | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "For you would forget your trouble, As waters that have passed by, you would remember it. | 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: | 16 [Then] you will forget your misery and remember it like water that has flowed downstream. | 16 for you shall forget your misery. You shall remember it as waters that are passed away. | 16 For thou shalt forget misery; as waters that are passed away shalt thou remember it; | 17 "Your life would be brighter than noonday; Darkness would be like the morning. | 17 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. | 17 Then your life will be brighter than the noonday sun. The darkness in your life will become like morning. | 17 Life shall be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning. | 17 And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning, | 18 "Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely. | 18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. | 18 You will feel confident because there's hope, and you will look around and rest in safety. | 18 You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety. | 18 And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about thee, thou shalt take rest in safety. | 19 "You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would entreat your favor. | 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. | 19 You will lie down with no one to frighten you, and many people will try to gain your favor. | 19 Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. Yes, many shall court your favor. | 19 Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour. | 20 "But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last." | 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. | 20 But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath." My Friends Have No Wisdom | 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit." | 20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and all refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope shall be the breathing out of life. |
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